get back
verbDefinition of get back
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Synonyms for get back
Synonyms
re-collect, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve
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The adult film star Lori (Emily Meade), fresh out of rehab, seems almost comically bored by the idea of getting back to work. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "How The Deuce Sidelined Desire," 11 Sep. 2019 Want to see him get back on the field and finish strong. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: Outfield competition wide open; Tatis wants to play winter ball; full pen," 7 Sep. 2019 If the Apollo spacecraft’s rocket engine had failed during an attempt to get into lunar orbit, NASA wanted to make sure that astronauts could loop around the moon and get back to Earth using gravity alone. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "India’s first lunar lander falls silent just before touchdown," 6 Sep. 2019 Police located two of the men in the wooded area, state police said, while the third man got back on the toll road and was seen running west by a toll road maintenance worker who was directing traffic from the original crash, a release said. — Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, "Indiana officers shoot at suspect fleeing police in stolen maintenance vehicle; 3 face charges," 5 Sep. 2019 Much like many of us, the royal family—including Prince Harry—is getting back to work after a lighter workload over the summer. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Prince Harry Just Addressed That Private Jet Controversy," 3 Sep. 2019 Another approach to get back to normal, and avoid negative rates in the long run, was floated by the Treasury department last Friday. — Bob Sellers, Fortune, "What Are Negative Interest Rates and Why is Everybody So Worried About Them?," 20 Aug. 2019 The following day, as flights resumed, airlines struggled to get back to normal. — The Economist, "Protesters in Hong Kong take their grievances to the airport," 13 Aug. 2019 And the show has trouble getting back up afterward. — Pilot Viruet, Vox, "GLOW season 3 loses some of its trademark fun amid all the bloat," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'get back.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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